These commissioners are supervisor appointees, pushing an agenda in stark contrast to critical interests of the resident majority.

Our elected representative's actions threaten the very qualities that attract residents to Marin: geographic and aesthetic desirability, financial sustainability, small towns with exceptional schools and services.

Rather than protect the interests they've sworn to uphold, our supervisors advocate for unsustainable levels of tax-exempt, high-density housing that is sharply out of character with Marin and threatens our communities' financial viability.

A large influx of subsidized residents in Marin will translate into overcrowding displayed throughout the rest of the Bay Area. If these future developments fail to contribute fairly, the quality of critical services (i.e. schools, fire, police, infrastructure) will decline — leaving us, the tax-paying residents, to pay the difference.

Given these facts, residents should be enraged; yet public composure remains generally civil.

My husband has experienced incivility, when an individual screamed in disagreement with his views centimeters from his face; he had to keep him at a safe distance.

Anyone acting out inappropriately does so as an individual — not approved by our efforts, or those we collaborate with.

Most residents support affordable housing that is planned sensibly, that produces financial independence versus continual dependence.

The fact is our predecessors made Marin a highly desirable area, so demand for housing will always outstrip supply.

Simply because a wait list exists for those wanting affordable homes in Marin does not mean we should irresponsibly provide it.

We cannot afford to develop, even plan for, housing that is financially unsustainable. It is irresponsible planning that unduly burdens existing taxpayers, ultimately whole communities, while allowing "nonprofit" developers to profit.

Excessive tax-exempt, high-density development erodes funding for services and reduces both desirability and home values.

In all of this, the most disturbing trend displayed by our government, whether it's housing, pensions, or environmental concerns, is a cavalier attitude toward fiscal realities — and disregard for the taxpayers who pay the price of their spending.

They consistently advise residents not to worry and that all will be OK, meanwhile recklessly planning for only the best-case scenario and ignoring realistic outcomes that are likely much worse.

Marin deserves responsible leadership that only hopes for the best, while ultimately planning for the worst.

Jill Kai is a resident of Marinwood and has been involved in recent debates over housing.